Distributed Systems Engineer (L6) - Data Discovery & Governance

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services with 278 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

The Role

The Data Platform teams at Netflix enable us to leverage data to bring joy to our members in many different ways. We provide centralized data platforms and tools for various business functions at Netflix, so they can utilize our data to make critical data-driven decisions. We do all the heavy lifting to make it easy for our business partners to work with data efficiently, securely, and responsibly. We aspire to lead the industry standard in building a world-class data infrastructure, as Netflix leads the way to be the most popular and pervasive destination for global internet entertainment.

We are looking for a highly experienced, collaborative engineer to lead our technical charter for Data Discovery and Governance. The role will be supported by close partnership with Product Managers, cross-functional engineering teams, and data platform customers.

In this role, you will:

• Work closely with product managers and customers to define the technical strategy and roadmap for data discovery and governance at Netflix.

• Lead the architecture and design of services such as the Netflix-wide Data Catalog, Distributed Search, and Lineage which are foundational to the Data Discovery and Governance ecosystem. 

• Act as a liaison between Data Platform and other organizations to build a cohesive Metadata Strategy across Netflix as we expand beyond streaming into Live and Games.

• Mentor senior developers in owning the implementation and rollout of complex features that impact Netflix broadly.

• Set the example for operational excellence on the team, continuously improving incident response, and evolving operational best practices.

• Maintain currency on industry trends for new architectures, features, and off-the-shelf services; guide the team’s decision-making regarding incorporating industry trends and making build vs buy decisions.

• Exemplify and hold others accountable for demonstrating Netflix’s culture.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in crafting complex and scalable distributed systems.

• Proficiency in Java, C++, Golang, or Python with a solid understanding of multi-threading and memory management.

• Domain expertise in building infrastructure for Data Discovery and Governance at a large organization. 

• Proven track record of building customer-facing products and passion for building for ease of use for the customer.

• Technical leadership to empower the team around you and maximize the contributions of diverse stakeholders, including product managers, peer engineers, and others.

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Shine when you have to balance complex customer, engineering, and other stakeholder needs, and are obsessed with optimizing for the customer whenever possible

• Have the ability to define and self-manage cross-functional projects, navigate ambiguity, and bring clarity to the direction. 

• Advocate thoughtful collaboration, take pride in your work, and enjoy taking full ownership of projects from conception to production.

• Easily shift from tactical to strategic approaches and demonstrate good judgment in identifying technical gaps and opportunities across solutions and teams.

• Provide mentorship to other engineers learning new professional skills, overcoming new challenges, and earning promotions to new roles.

Nice to have:

• Experience building foundational services such as Data Catalog, Search, and Lineage

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Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top-of-market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $230,000 - $960,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more here.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.